Keyamo Takes Major Decision On Nigerian Air, Looks Into Activities of Predecessor

Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development has taken a major decision on the controversial Nigeria Air which occupied the front burner months into the end of Buhari’s administration.

ENigeria Newspaper reports that Festus Keyamo who was sworn in along with 44 other ministers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hosted department heads in the Ministry of Aviation, who officially briefed him on the activities of the past administration and afterward, other agencies under the ministry.

Keyamo, the new Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development had in his inaugural speech promised to give all domestic and international airports a face-lift, as well as pay attention to other sundry challenges plaguing the aviation industry.
“There’s no better time to convince doubting Thomases than now, we will give it all it takes to make sure the aviation industry is sanitized.

“With the cooperation of the brilliant and intelligent Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation, Dr. Emmanuel Meribole, the honorable Minister has hit the ground running immediately”, Keyamo said.

ENigeria Newspaper understands that at the end of his first meeting with the Planning, Research, and Statistics Department, the Minister of Aviation took his first major policy decision by making a pronouncement on Nigeria Air, a project he considers so dearly to his heart and must get delivered by any means necessary.

A statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Tunde Moshod says that the Minister has stopped further expenditures/actions on the Nigeria Air project until he’s done with sighting relevant documents regarding the complete transactions.

This is a developing story, more to come soon.